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Cholera Spreads In North Darfur, 640,000 Children Under Threat, UNICEF Warns

Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and displacement, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Sunday, as aid convoys struggle to reach cut-off communities amid escalating conflict

2025-08-04 08:26:10 1 Comment 54341 view

Myanmar Earthquake Latest: Entire Communities Flattened, Aid Teams Say

As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims

2025-04-04 06:20:49 0 Comment 49102 view

Yemen Bears World’s Highest Cholera Burden, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December

2025-01-03 12:31:32 0 Comment 53676 view

Haiti’s Health System Pushed To Breaking Point: UNICEF

NEW YORK, US: Haiti’s health system is now “on the verge of collapse” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Haiti Bruno Maes warned on Wednesday, amidst an alarming decrease in the number of hospitals still functioning in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.

2024-05-31 15:36:54 0 Comment 101342 view

Syria Crisis Intensifies In Shadow Of Gaza war

NEW YORK, US: The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.

 

2024-04-29 13:46:09 1 Comment 414283 view

Massive Displacement As Fighting Surges In Eastern Congo

NEW YORK, US: Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group, the UN refugee agency reported on Wednesday.

 

2024-02-20 14:51:56 0 Comment 100307 view

Displaced Families Uprooted By Severe Floods Across Horn Of Africa

NEW YORK, US: Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. 

 

2023-11-23 12:21:03 0 Comment 130682 view

The Last Thing Haiti Needs Is A Foreign Military Intervention

WASHINGTON, U.S.--The Biden administration is throwing its support behind a misguided push for international intervention in Haiti.

2022-10-23 02:31:50 0 Comment 130930 view

Mystery Stomach Disease Hits North Korean Province

WASHINGTON, U.S.--North Korea is rushing to contain an outbreak of a “malignant” intestinal disease, state media reported this week, a month after the country acknowledged it is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.

2022-06-18 03:04:05 0 Comment 130671 view

Call the Houthis What They Are — Foreign Terrorists

NEW YORK, U.S.--This week, Ansar Allah ("Supporters of God"), also known as the Houthis, an Iranian-backed armed militia in Yemen, launched ballistic missiles against civilian targets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. 

2022-01-28 16:32:04 0 Comment 144655 view